Releasable garment hanger



July 3, 1962 o. WENDORF RELEASABLE GARMENT HANGER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

Filed Sept. 8, 1960 INVENTOR. OVALDO WENDORF BY A 7 TOP/V51 July 3, 1962 o. WENDORF 3,042,275

RELEASABLE GARMENT HANGER Filed Sept. 8, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

OVALDO WENDORF BY Hired Sttes att 3,042,275 RELEASABLE GARMENT HANGER ()valdo Wendorf, 325 Broadway, Newark, NJ. Filed Sept. 8, 1960, Ser. No. 54,636 2 Claims. (Cl. 223-88) This invention concerns a garment hanger with pivoted crossbar.

According to the invention there is provided a garment hanger having angularly disposed arms such as in the conventional coat hanger. A crossbar is pivotally attached at one end to a slotted end of one arm, and at the other end is detachably engaged in a U-shaped spring clamp. The crossbar extends through a loop located near the pivoted end of the crossbar and adapted to support the crossbar when disengaged from the spring clamp. One or more crossbars pivotally attached as described may be provided on the hanger. The spring clamp or clamps may be provided with screw means for adjustably spacing the arms of the clamps to increase or decrease tension and the force of engagement with the crossbars.

F or further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a garment hanger embodying the invention, with the crossbar engaged in the spring clamp.

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are sectional views on an enlarged scale taken on lines 2-2, 33 and 4-4, respectively, of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view similar to FIG. 1 with the crossbar shown in open position.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are sectional views taken on lines 6-6 and 7-7, respectively, of FIG. 5.

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of another hanger embodying the invention.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown in FIGS. 1-5 a garment hanger 10 including angularly disposed arms 12, 14 secured together at the upper apical end of the hanger by fasteners 16 and provided with a hook 18 in conventional fashion. A round dowel rod serves as a crossbar 20 for the hanger for supporting trousers or the like. One end of the rod is inserted in a slotted portion 22 of arm 12 and is pivotally held by a pin 24. The other end of the rod is free as shown in FIG. 5 but it can be engaged between the fingers 26 of an inverted U-shaped spring clamp 25. The clamp has its bight 28 inserted in and through a slot 29 formed in the arm 1- 2. A screw 3% countersunk at 32 prevents lateral movement of the clamp in the slot 29. Recesses 34 are formed in opposite sides of arm 14. The fingers of the clamp are normally spaced from arm portion 14' in the recesses as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6. A screw or bolt 38 passes through aligned holes in the fingers 26 and arm portion 14'. A nut ill is engaged on the end of the screw. By tightening or loosening the screw 38 it is possible to vary the tension on the fingers and to adjust their spacing. The fingers have outwardly bent ends 27 which engage under the rod as clearly shown in FIG. 2.

A loop 42 has ears 44 set in recesses 46 formed in opposite sides of arm 12. The loop is held by a bolt 48 passing through arm portion 12, and by nut 50. The loop is pivotally mounted on arm 12 and supports the crossbar 2t when the crossbar is disengaged from the spring clamp as shown in FIG. 5.

Since the spring clamp is set in recesses 34 and the upper end of the loop is disposed in recesses 46, the upper 3,ll42,275 Patented July 3, 1952 edges of the arms and sides of the arms are smooth and can support a coat without wrinkling. A further recess 49 is formed inside the lower edge of arm 14. The free end of the crossbar fits into this recess which limits upward movement of the crossbar in the spring clamp and assists the spring clamp in preventing lateral movements of the crossbar.

In the form of the invention shown in FIG. 8, hanger 10 is similar to hanger 10 and corresponding parts are identically numbered. The hanger 10 has two crossbars 2t) and 20. Spring clamp 25, loop 42 and pin 24- are the same as shown in FIGS. 1-5. In addition, there is provided another U-shaped spring clamp 25 which engages the free end of a shorter crossbar 26* located above crossbar 20. Loop 42 serves to support the crossbar 20 when this crossbar is disengaged from spring clamp 25 Crossbar 20 pivots on pin 24 in a slot or recess 22* formed in arm 12. Clamp 25 has an adjustment screw 38 for the clamp fingers in recesses 34*.

When the crossbar 20 is in open position as shown in FIG. 5, a garment such as trousers can be placed thereon or removed therefrom without having to be threaded through the triangular opening between the arms 12, 14 and the crossbar 20 as required in conventional hangers with fixed crossbars. Crossbar 20 serves in the same way as hanger 20.

The crossbars are easily snapped into and out of engagement with the spring fingers 26, 26

Although the invention has been illustrated with wooden hangers, the invention is adaptable to hangers made of plastic and metal.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 1s:

1. A garment hanger comprising a generally inverted V-shaped body having angularly disposed arms, a round crossbar having one end pivotally mounted in a slot opening downwardly at a free end of one of said arms, a loop secured near said free end of the one arm and depending therefrom, said crossbar passing through said loop, and a spring clamp secured near a free end of the other of said arms, said clam having spaced flexible fingers engageable with the other end of said crossbar, said loop having an inner bottom portion normally spaced from said crossbar when the crossbar is engaged by the spring clamp, whereby the loop supports the crossbar at the one end thereof when the other end of the crossbar is disengaged from said spring clamp, said spring clamp being inverted U-sh-aped opening downwardly and having its bight extending through a slot in said other arm with a countersunk screw holding said bight against lateral movement in the slot in said other arm, the flexible fingers of said spring clamp being disposed in recesses in opposite sides of said other arm, and screw means engaged with said fingers and adjustably tensioning and spacing said fingers in said recesses.

2. A garment hanger comprising a generally inverted V-shaped body having angularly disposed arms, a round crossbar having one end pivotally mounted in a slot opening downwardly at a free end of one of said arms, a loop secured near said free end of the one arm and depending therefrom, said crossbar passing through said loop, a spring clamp secured near a free end of the other of said arms, said clamp having spaced flexible fingers engageable with the other end of said crossbar, another round crossbar having one end thereof pivotally mounted in another slot in said one arm, another loop secured on said one arm and depending therefrom, said other crossbar passing through said other loop, another spring clamp secured on the other of said arms and opening downwardly, said other clamp having spaced flexible fingers engageable with the other end of the other crossbar, each of the loops having an inner bottom portion normally spaced from the crossbar passing therethrough when the crossbar is engaged by its associated spring clamp, whereby the loops support the crossbars at the one ends thereof when the crossbars are disengaged from the spring clamps, each of said spring clamps being inverted U-sh-aped opening down- .1 Wardly and having a bight extending through a slot in said other arm, the flexible fingers of each of said spring clamps being disposed in recesses in opposite sides of said other arm and screw means engaged with said fingers and adjustably tensioning and spacing the fingers in the recesses.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,695,580 Edmundson Dec. 18, 1928 1,895,695 White Ian. 31, 1933 2,094,355 Hadjoson Sept. 28, 1937 2,123,518 Yankovitch July 12, 1938 

